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. here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: nobody knows betty connor better than herhusband,john. afew years ago, john couldn't even recognize her. he didn't know you? >> he didn't know me. he asked where betty was. >> reporter: years earlier he had been in a car accident and was taking up to 19 pills a day to treat everything from sleeplessness to seizures. >> he was like the walking dead. every dose around-the-clock routine. a common problem with patients seeing various specialists, each prescribing different drugs. >> if a person starts getting over five medications, we really worry about polypharmacy and the interaction between the medications. >> reporter: dr. anthony ziza looked at connor's whole picture and gradually eliminated more than a dozen meds. a practice called >> all the sudden, john stopped falling. john stopped having tremors. john's blood pressure stopped dropping. >> reporter: according to a recent list of 40 medications that could cause problems, doctors warn drugs like sleep aids, anti-depressants, and blood pressure pills can have side effects and drug interactio

. here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: nobody knows betty connor better than her husband, john. a few years ago, john couldn't even recognize her. he didn't know you? >> he didn't know me. he asked where betty was. >> reporter: years earlier he had been in a car accident and was taking up to 19 pills a day to treat everything from sleeplessness to seizures. >> he was like the walking dead. every dose around-the-clock routine. a common problem with patients seeing...

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. >>reporter:johnkasichwroteinjohnmcunderscoring a risk in -- rift in the gop that even disdain for hillary clinton can't mend. outside of philadelphia today donald trump said he'd replace obamacare with health care savings accounts. though he said he would call a special session of congress to repeal it, that's not as easy as it sounds. even if democrats do lose the senate, it's likely they'll still have enough votes to block that legislation. lester? >> all right, katy tur williams in washington. pete, what's the latest you're hearing from your sources on the status of the review of those e-mails? >> well, despite a round-the-clock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the e-mails found on neath wiener's laptop. a senior official says the work is going smoothly, no technical problems, but that progress is slow. there's no answer yet to one big question. how many of the of the tens of thousands already checked by the fbi in investigating the clinton e-mail server. fbi director james comey and attorney general loretta lynch had a brief private meet

. >> reporter: john kasich wrote in john mc underscoring a risk in -- rift in the gop that even disdain for hillary clinton can't mend. outside of philadelphia today donald trump said he'd replace obamacare with health care savings accounts. though he said he would call a special session of congress to repeal it, that's not as easy as it sounds. even if democrats do lose the senate, it's likely they'll still have enough votes to block that legislation. lester? >> all right, katy tur...

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,supporterjohnboltop,former u.s. sbeerd to the u.n. under george bush.>>johnwouldbe a very good choice. >> is there anybody better? >> maybe me, i don't know. >> reporter: giuliani could face questions about conflicts of interest. he was paid millions as a lawyer and consultant for foreign governments. a transition official insisting every course, these processes even out and it will seem not quite so chaotic in the choices down the road. >> reporter: but tonight, democrats still pouncing on trump's pick of a chief strategist, steve bannon, former head of breitbart, with a following among the alt-right. >> this is a man who says, by his very presence, that this is a white house that will embrace bigotry. >> reporter: traveling overseas, president obama did w choices, but warned of the dangers of, quote, crude nationalism. meanwhile, a senior trump official tells nbc news, mr. trump received his first intelligence briefing as president-leak today. >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> new questions raised this evening about the president-elect's tangled web of business ties at home a

, supporter john boltop, former u.s. sbeerd to the u.n. under george bush. >> john would be a very good choice. >> is there anybody better? >> maybe me, i don't know. >> reporter: giuliani could face questions about conflicts of interest. he was paid millions as a lawyer and consultant for foreign governments. a transition official insisting every course, these processes even out and it will seem not quite so chaotic in the choices down the road. >> reporter: but...

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psycho biotics. do they work?dr.johntorrestakes a look. >> reporter: kim carlisle's kitchen looks like a high school chemistry lab. >> it's like a giant dose of gut health. >> reporter: she's making a mom-made version of a capsule stuffed with live bacteria she grew in her kitchen. >> reporter: bottoms up. >> reporter: the virginia mother said before she started almost left her incapacitated. >> i wasn't in control. i couldn't calm down. >> reporter: the result of her own struggle with mental health issues and caring for three special needs children. her psychiatrist handed her this. >> i recommend them to every one of my patients. >> reporter: studies show adding good bacteria, the kind found in yogurt and improves moods and can lessen anxiety. most of the research is in animals until now. >> this particular scan we're seeing with the gut does to affect the brain. >> reporter: these are brain scans of women after they ate yogurt twice a day for a month. tillish said their brains actually changed. showing the women responding more calmly pro biotics made this change? >> yogurt mad

psycho biotics. do they work? dr. john torres takes a look. >> reporter: kim carlisle's kitchen looks like a high school chemistry lab. >> it's like a giant dose of gut health. >> reporter: she's making a mom-made version of a capsule stuffed with live bacteria she grew in her kitchen. >> reporter: bottoms up. >> reporter: the virginia mother said before she started almost left her incapacitated. >> i wasn't in control. i couldn't calm down. >>...

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around the globe to react right in new york city in realtime.>>johnmiller,department commissioner intelligence, fighters are returning to europe from syria are a growing threat to the u.s., too. >> they come back trained and harden, and committed detectives over in 13 locations including europe, middle east and austria. >>> here, nypd detectives are staging across the globe and sharing intelligence about the latest threat to europe and the u.s. >> the french speaking shooter is one of the attackers who end up in a battle theater. >> the attack one year the contacts that i made over the year to get that information and relay it back to new york as soon as possible. >> the french police were out gunned in an earlier attack. >> the nypd added terror training for hundreds of officers. >> we are trying to find out the connection to new york city, that's an important factor and in some of these attacks, there is been connections to new york city. >> including possible paris attackers had in new york. >> can you say this program with officers over seas from saved lives? >> can i point to

around the globe to react right in new york city in realtime. >> john miller, department commissioner intelligence, fighters are returning to europe from syria are a growing threat to the u.s., too. >> they come back trained and harden, and committed detectives over in 13 locations including europe, middle east and austria. >>> here, nypd detectives are staging across the globe and sharing intelligence about the latest threat to europe and the u.s. >> the french...

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not really allergic after ya'. nbc'sdr.johntoreshas the details. >> spencer jones was 15 months old when he first got the label allergic to penicillin. >> if it stayed in his chart, he would be given more toxic, that were more expensive. >> reporter: so today the 10-year-old is at the allergist getting tested to see if he's truly allergic. it is something more doctors are calling for as new research finds at least 90% of people labelled with penicillin allergies have grown out or were miss diagnosed in the first place. >> they get a rash commonly not related to the antibiotic and miss diagnosis can lead patients to take antibiotics with more side effects. that's exactly what happened to maria duggan days after giving birth to her son. >> itchy rash all over my body with hives. >> she got an infection and needed a penicillin related antibiotic, but because she was labeled allergic she ended up on a drug that made her sick. she was breastfeeding, and the next drug option could hurt her baby. >> so you had a choice of going on a medicine that could have harmed all? >> the decision

not really allergic after ya'. nbc's dr. john tores has the details. >> spencer jones was 15 months old when he first got the label allergic to penicillin. >> if it stayed in his chart, he would be given more toxic, that were more expensive. >> reporter: so today the 10-year-old is at the allergist getting tested to see if he's truly allergic. it is something more doctors are calling for as new research finds at least 90% of people labelled with penicillin allergies have...

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look at our senate battleground map for tomorrow night. arizona looks pretty safeforjohnmccain.same thing for florida with marco rubio. high latino turn-out in nevada could hurt republicans. the democrat in indiana seems to be losing steam, but in pennsylvania, she's picking up momentum. so let's drill down on the three states we have left. these are basically coin-flips. under this scenario. in mouse, jason candor could unseat the sitting center there. but if richard burr in north carolina hangs on to his seat and kelly ayotte in new hampshire, look what happens. it's a 50/50 split in the senate with the supreme court nomination on the line, the future of the affordable care act and immigration reform. what happens then? whoever is the vice president will be the tiebreaker. making that trip down pennsylvania avenue, lester, for every drama. >> lot of drama here. thank you very much. >>> if tomorrow's election has many in this country on edge, people throughout the world are paying close attention as well. many express concerns about the deep division the election has brought

look at our senate battleground map for tomorrow night. arizona looks pretty safe for john mccain. same thing for florida with marco rubio. high latino turn-out in nevada could hurt republicans. the democrat in indiana seems to be losing steam, but in pennsylvania, she's picking up momentum. so let's drill down on the three states we have left. these are basically coin-flips. under this scenario. in mouse, jason candor could unseat the sitting center there. but if richard burr in north...

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is do your homework beforehand. >> reporter: nbcdoctorjohntorresan er doctor himself and others suggest know your in network hospital. find out if er doctors are covered. if you get a surprise bill, negotiate. that cut $200 off financial pain while trying to heel. >>> we turn now to troubling findings. the first half of the year, highway deaths climbed more than 10% compared to last year. after years of decline, experts say the rising rate of fatales could be linked to apps. apps designed to make your life easier behind the wheel, but may be putting you in danger. nbc explains. >> reporter: in on the freeway. in minnesota a teenager kills a father and daughter. from florida to california, nearly 18,000 people have died on highways in the first six months of this year. a startling 10% spike compared to last year. experts say apps may be driving the troubling trend, taking away our attention from the road like never before. >> i knew she was gone, but you know, you don't want to accept it. amanda to distracted driving. >> so tempting to just let me check facebook status or let me

is do your homework beforehand. >> reporter: nbc doctor john torres an er doctor himself and others suggest know your in network hospital. find out if er doctors are covered. if you get a surprise bill, negotiate. that cut $200 off financial pain while trying to heel. >>> we turn now to troubling findings. the first half of the year, highway deaths climbed more than 10% compared to last year. after years of decline, experts say the rising rate of fatales could be linked to apps....

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. >> reporter: the kind ofinformationjohncampbellwishes he had. he recently flew home salmon didn't. >> it's amazing to me that this time, the time i'm really counting on them to do the job, they don't. it's very frustrating. >> reporter: nationwide, nearly two million bags were mishandled in 2015, roughly 3.2 per 1,000 passengers. delta thinks it can get that number down to one. >> i can tell in realtime if someone makes a change to anything to do with the departure of this aircraft. >> reporter: other airlines are also working on this upgrade, but this upgrade coming to delta just in time for the holiday rush. >>> we're back in a moment with a supreme court justice getting into the act with a brand-new gig. here... here... or here. today, there's a new option. introducing drug-free aleve direct therapy. a tens device with high intensity power this... this... or this. and back to being yourself. introducing new aleve direct therapy. find yours in the pain relief aisle. ?jake reese, ?day to feel alive?? ?jake reese, ?day to feel alive?? ?jake reese, ?day to feel alive?? i had freque

. >> reporter: the kind of information john campbell wishes he had. he recently flew home salmon didn't. >> it's amazing to me that this time, the time i'm really counting on them to do the job, they don't. it's very frustrating. >> reporter: nationwide, nearly two million bags were mishandled in 2015, roughly 3.2 per 1,000 passengers. delta thinks it can get that number down to one. >> i can tell in realtime if someone makes a change to anything to do with the departure...

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defense transition team -- flynn, and burgess. and two prominent bush administrationofficials,johnboltonand steven hadley, who tells nbc news he is not participating in the transition at this point. >> national security has to be job one because instantly on january 20th, he will be tested. he'll be tested by the russians in the in the new year. >> reporter: as of today, president-elect trump is getting vastly more detailed intelligence briefings, and he will be asked to stop using his personal cell phone for security reasons, as barack obama did. but that decision is ultimately up to him, lester. >> cynthia mcfadden, thank you. >>> the election of donald trump has unleashed a backlash in some cities across the country. protesters taking to the streets, including late today in philadelphia. people angry and fearful and with a message. nbc's miguel almaguer has >> reporter: this is what police departments are bracing for tonight -- >> no! >> reporter: from coast to coast, thousands of mostly peaceful but angry protesters condemning the president-elect. >> i want to show that he do

defense transition team -- flynn, and burgess. and two prominent bush administration officials, john bolton and steven hadley, who tells nbc news he is not participating in the transition at this point. >> national security has to be job one because instantly on january 20th, he will be tested. he'll be tested by the russians in the in the new year. >> reporter: as of today, president-elect trump is getting vastly more detailed intelligence briefings, and he will be asked to stop...

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with the sovietunion.johnfkennedy ordered the cia to invade cuba at the bay of pigs >> wednesday, april 19th -- >> reporter: the resulting debacle helped castro consolidate power. by then declared a socialist he dramatically improved health care and literacy. also accepted soviet missiles bringing the super powers to the >> requiring a full retaliatory response from the soviet union. >> reporter: until jfk's hard line got the russians to pull back. for 25 years, moscow helped castro arm latin america. but with the end of the soviet union, cuba's economy imploded. on makeshift boats, thousands of cubans fled the oppressive regime. battle over 6-year-old elian gonzalez became the symbol of america's struggle with castro. in 2006 fidel castro temporarily turned over power to raul castro. two years later he stepped down and succeeded by his brother. he wrote columns about his life's experiences. emerging publicly for xi jinping in 2014. this past march fidel castro was nowhere to be scene during president obama's meeting with raul castro. fidel castro wrote an editorial

with the soviet union. john f kennedy ordered the cia to invade cuba at the bay of pigs >> wednesday, april 19th -- >> reporter: the resulting debacle helped castro consolidate power. by then declared a socialist he dramatically improved health care and literacy. also accepted soviet missiles bringing the super powers to the >> requiring a full retaliatory response from the soviet union. >> reporter: until jfk's hard line got the russians to pull back. for 25 years,...

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governor ofohio,johnkasich,who got his start here, called the school that, lester, classes are set to resume tomorrow. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. now the big question everyone's asking this evening, that, of course, is why did this happen. investigators are looking into the attacker's background, trying to find out what motivated him. our justice correspondent pete williams has been working his sources and has late details for us. >> reporter: police and federal agents tonight are searching the apartment where they say the attacker abdul razak ali artan lived. ey and friends, looking for a motive. law enforcement officials say shortly before artan plowed into students with a car, this rant was posted on what appears to be his facebook page, saying attacks on muslims around the world, quote, led to a boiling point. i can't take it anymore. authorities say he was born in somalia, fled with his family to pakistan in 2007, and came to the u.s. through jfk airport in 2014. he was a lawful, looking at whether he was inspired by overseas terrorist propaganda. both isis and al qaeda have u

governor of ohio, john kasich, who got his start here, called the school that, lester, classes are set to resume tomorrow. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. now the big question everyone's asking this evening, that, of course, is why did this happen. investigators are looking into the attacker's background, trying to find out what motivated him. our justice correspondent pete williams has been working his sources and has late details for us. >> reporter: police and federal agents...

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awkward moment, campaignchairmanjohnpodestatelling supporters not to give up hope. >> we can wait a little longer, can't we? we're still counting votes and every vote should count. >> while only minutes later clinton called trump to concede. tonight the question for the president and democrats -- with the ground game and star power, how did they lose an election they thought was a sure thing? armchair quarterback's blame clinton's use of the personal server. the embarrassing hacked emails and the fbi director's october surprise. today clinton's message to young people. >> you will have successes and setbacks, too. this loss hurts. but please never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it. i know we not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but someday, someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now. >> comforting staff and friends, even as bill clinton put on a brave face. before heading home, marking what could be the end of the clintons in politics. and now clinton shares a sad legacy with al gore. who was just campaigning with

awkward moment, campaign chairman john podesta telling supporters not to give up hope. >> we can wait a little longer, can't we? we're still counting votes and every vote should count. >> while only minutes later clinton called trump to concede. tonight the question for the president and democrats -- with the ground game and star power, how did they lose an election they thought was a sure thing? armchair quarterback's blame clinton's use of the personal server. the embarrassing...

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-round operation. led bymacy'sjohnpiper.>> it feels a little like we're in santa's workshop here. >> for 90 years, the macy's thanksgiving day parade has been the stuff of holiday dreams. it started as the christmas parade. with animals from the central park zoo. a few years later, giant at the end of the parade. felix the cat was one of the original characters. back this year, as an almost exact replica. >> every one of them has a magic about them. >> the red power ranger's arm is the size of a school bus. but they start out much smaller. scale models help engineers figure out how to make them fly. >> that's our job. take what looks like it's impossible and make it come true. >> here's a secret -- plate. it's still got to get from here to new york city. that means this three-story float needs to be disassembled so it can fit through the lincoln tunnel. a massive task. matched only by the size of the smiles when it all comes together on parade day. >> it makes it all worthwhile. >>> a reminder, you can watch the parade here on nbc tomorrow starting at 9:00 a.m. that will do it fo

-round operation. led by macy's john piper. >> it feels a little like we're in santa's workshop here. >> for 90 years, the macy's thanksgiving day parade has been the stuff of holiday dreams. it started as the christmas parade. with animals from the central park zoo. a few years later, giant at the end of the parade. felix the cat was one of the original characters. back this year, as an almost exact replica. >> every one of them has a magic about them. >> the red power...

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boiling over. former new hampshiregovernorjohnsununutoday intervening after one man shouted "execute her." >> now, you don't need that kind of stuff, really and truly. >> reporter: tonight, trump senior aides insist to me that trump is on offense, targeting exclusively blue and battleground states. the fact that his weekend schedule is all over the map, shows that the its best path to 270 electoral votes. lester? >> peter alexander, thank you very much. let's bring in the moderator of "meet the press", chuck todd. let's pick up on what peter was saying there, this path. if you look at the itineraries of these two candidates, what do you see? >> look, the schedule is king. that's what it tells you here. it's a focused strategy for clinton. just four states she'll be hitting multiple times. florida, ohio, new hampshire, and pennsylvania. but it's where she's going. gin up the african american vote. this is the thing they worry about most. if they have a low turn-out of african americans, it could flip pennsylvania, could cost them ohio, and in razor-thin florida. watch what ha

boiling over. former new hampshire governor john sununu today intervening after one man shouted "execute her." >> now, you don't need that kind of stuff, really and truly. >> reporter: tonight, trump senior aides insist to me that trump is on offense, targeting exclusively blue and battleground states. the fact that his weekend schedule is all over the map, shows that the its best path to 270 electoral votes. lester? >> peter alexander, thank you very much. let's...